A monk meditating in a forest in the Indian state of Maharashtra has died in a leopard attack, officials say. Rahul Walke had been “meditating under a tree” in the Tadoba forest, which is a protected tiger reserve, officials told…
India’s ruling party suffers major poll setback (CNN)
India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party has suffered a resounding defeat in state elections, boosting the opposition before national elections next year. Official results show Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) losing the three key states of Rajasthan, Madhya…
Delivery man fired for eating food gets sympathy (BBC)
The sacking of a food delivery man in India after he was filmed eating a client’s food and resealing the containers has sparked a conversation about the delivery industry in the country. The video, which was filmed in Madurai in…
Fire guts EFCC office in Abuja (Guardian) * Nine farmers killed in Boko Haram attack in Borno (Guardian)
Fire guts EFCC office in Abuja (Guardian) A fire incident yesterday night gutted the Wuse 2 office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This was confirmed in a statement by the…
11 killed as Cyclone Gaja ravages Indian coast (Punch)
At least 11 people were reported dead on Friday as a powerful cyclone battered India’s eastern coast, authorities said. Thousands of trees were felled by winds that destroyed homes and vehicles as hundreds of thousands fled to shelter homes. Cyclone…
Hamilton defends ‘poor’ India comments (BBC)
Five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has clarified comments he made about India being a “poor place”. Mercedes defended their driver, saying his intended juxtaposition between rich and poor had been taken “grossly out of context”. Briton Hamilton, 33, told BBC…
Delhi panic over toxic air ahead of Diwali (BBC)
Panic gripped the Indian capital Delhi on Monday as residents woke up to a blanket of thick grey smog ahead of Diwali, the festival of lights. Visibility is poor as pollution levels reached 20 times the World Health Organisation’s recommended…
India man-eating tigress killed after huge hunt (BBC)
A tigress in India who is said to have killed 13 people has been shot dead after a major hunt, officials say. The six-year-old tigress had evaded capture in the jungles of the western state of Maharashtra for two years.…
Tej Pratap Yadav files for divorce from Aishwarya Rai (IndiaToday)
Lalu Yadav’s elder son Tej Pratap Yadav has filed for divorce from his wife Aishwarya Rai. Tej Pratap, who was health minister in the grand alliance government, is an MLA from Mahua in Vaishali district. He filed for divorce in…
96-year-old Kerala woman tops literacy mission exam with 98 per cent score (IndiaToday)
96-year-old woman from Kerala has topped the qualifying Class IV exam conducted by the Kerala Literacy Mission Authority with a 98 per cent score. She will receive a merit certificate from Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan tomorrow (November 1) at the…
